When Push Comes to Shove Pt. 3

Luke 8:47-48

47 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”

We don't know exactly what happened that the woman was no longer hidden, but what she did once she was out in the open was in gratitude and reverence to Jesus and perhaps a bit of fear. She hadn't asked to be healed, she took it by touching is clothes. Maybe she felt as if she was stealing his power by the statement he made. Would Jesus be mad at her? She couldn't run, there were too many people and all their attention was on her and Jesus. She began to tremble, she was scared. She threw herself at Jesus' feet and confessed to everyone why she touched him. She had led an agonizing life for the past 12 years. She had run out of options, used up all her money, lost all of her friends and family. She took every bit of hope she had and put it in meeting Jesus.

Her faith got her a face to face encounter with Jesus and he gives her a blessing on top of being healed. Jesus calls her "daughter" when he speaks to her. If you take a look in the very same chapter this story is taken from we find out something about why he calls this woman daughter. He reiterates it to the disciples who are with him as well as to the crowd. So, take a look at Luke 8:19-21.

19 Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. 20 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” 21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”

She puts faith in what she has heard by the word of God and knew Jesus could heal her. She was put in God's family through her faith. Jesus tells her, her faith made her better, and blesses her to "go in peace." She is to "go in peace," not to worry, not be scared, but to go live a life knowing God is there for her.